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The award is the nation's highest honor for those who influence American culture through the arts. President Barack Obama hosts the honorees at the White House, and Secretary of State John Kerry hosts a dinner in their honor.

Top entertainers will salute the honorees in a gala performance Dec. 8 to be broadcast Dec. 29 on CBS.

This is the first year of a revised selection process after a group last year said the Kennedy Center had long excluded Latinos from the prize.

Tickets to Joel's South Florida performance go on sale to the public on Nov. 2 at 10 a.m. They are available through Ticketmaster or by phone (800-745-3000). Tickets will also be available at the BB&T Center box office.